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The Yerby Company’s currently outstanding bonds have a 6.5 percent coupon and a 7.5 percent yield to maturity.  Yerby believes it could issue new bonds that would provide a similar yield to maturity.  If its marginal tax rate is 45 percent, what is Yerby’s after-tax cost of debt?

Spelling, punctuation, and accent mark count toward grading.  Misspelled, wrong tense, wrong form of verbal conjugation, article, or preposition (- full points worth). Missing accents from the words you have been exposed to during the chapter, and punctuation–periods, capital letters, upside-down exclamation or question marks–If needed (-1/4 points).   Accent Marks Please write me a short message, in parenthesis, next to the word that needs it, for instance: You need to write  ¡Mi mamá comprará el juguete mañana para Iván! You will write it like (upside-down exclamation mark) Mi mama (accent on the 2nd a) comprara (accent on the second a) el juguete manana (tilde over the 1st n) para Ivan (accent on a)! Notice that when there is more than one repeated vowel/consonant, I used more details on which vowel/consonant the accent mark was placed–mamá, mañana, etc. Unlike the name “Ivan” which has one accentuated vowel.   Directions: You will be given an infinitive English verb. Your task is to change this English verb into a Spanish infinitive verb and identify this Spanish verb as one of the 3 infinitive Spanish root verbs. You have been introduced to one Spanish root identification so far.    The infinitive English verb is “to like.” The Spanish infinitive verb translates to [1].  The root end is [2].  

A firm with a 12.5 percent cost of capital is considering a project for this year’s capital budget.  The project’s expected after-tax cash flows are as follows: Year: 0 1 2 3 4 Cash flow: -$11,000 $5,100 $3,500 $3,500 $5,400 Calculate the project’s profitability index (PI).

Li & Associates’ common stock currently trades at $55 a share.  It is expected to pay an annual dividend of $1.65 a share at the end of the year (D1 = $1.65), and the constant growth rate is 8.7 percent a year.  What is the company’s cost of common equity if all of its equity comes from retained earnings?

Spelling, punctuation, and accent mark count toward grading.  Misspelled, wrong tense, or wrong form of verbal conjugation (- full points worth).  Missing article or preposition (-1/2 point). Missing accents from the words you have been exposed to during the chapter, punctuation–periods, capital letters, upside-down exclamation or question marks–If needed (-1/4 points).   Accent Marks Please write me a short message, in parenthesis, next to the word that needs it, for instance: You need to write  ¡Mi mamá comprará el juguete mañana para Iván! You will write it like (upside-down exclamation mark) Mi mama (accent on the 2nd a) comprara (accent on the second a) el juguete manana (tilde over the 1st n) para Ivan (accent on a)! Notice that when there is more than one repeated vowel/consonant, I used more details on which vowel/consonant the accent mark was placed–mamá, mañana, etc. Unlike the name “Ivan,” which has one accentuated vowel.   Directions Fill in the box with the Spanish translation in the present tense of the English verb in parenthesis.    ¿Cómo estás? Yo ______ (to be) muy bien.

Directions Escuchar: Read these statements. Then listen to the message that Jaime left on his colleague’s voicemail and indicate whether each statement is cierto (true) or falso (false).   Click on the audio below to complete this section.   Audio Credit to VHL   El número de teléfono es el 25-13-07.

Spelling, punctuation, and accent marks count toward grading (-1 point per error).   Accent Marks Please write me a short message, in parenthesis, next to the word that needs it, for instance: You need to write  ¡Mi mamá comprará el juguete mañana para Iván! You will write it like (upside-down exclamation mark) Mi mama (accent on the 2nd a) comprara (accent on the second a) el juguete manana (tilde over the 1st n) para Ivan (accent on a)! Notice that when there is more than one repeated vowel/consonant, I used more details on which vowel/consonant the accent mark was placed–mamá, mañana, etc. Unlike the name “Ivan” which has one accentuated vowel.   Directions Fill in the blank with the proper conjugated Spanish verb of TENER or VENIR in the present tense according to the conveyed message. Ojo: Some blanks will have a 1-word answer, others 2 or 3 words on the blanks. The ones with 2 or 3-word answers are the ones with “obligation format” or “feeling like doing something format” boxes.    Task José y Lizzet [1] a mi casa. Ellos [2] a estudiar español y [3] muchas preguntas (questions). Yo [4] las respuestas (answers) pero ellos [5] (use–obligation format) tomar muchos apuntes (notes). Mañana ellos [6] un examen y [7] (use–obligation format) estudiar mucho.   Lizzet está confundida (confused) con las preposiciones con estar y sus conjugaciones y [8] (use–obligation format) practicar más que (more than) José.   José [9] a ver (to see) a Lizzet para ver en que puede (be able) ayudarle (to help). Aveces (sometimes) ellos [10] (use–feel like doing something format) renunciar (to give up) con el aprendizaje (learning) del Español. Yo les digo que no lo hagan (don’t do it) porque siempre (always) hay esperanzas (hopes) y lo único (only) que [11] (use –obligation format) hacer es ¡practicar y estudiar más!

Spelling, punctuation, and accent mark count toward grading.  Misspelled, wrong tense, or wrong form of verbal conjugation (- full points worth).  Missing article or preposition (-1/2 point). Missing accents from the words you have been exposed to during the chapter, and punctuation–periods, capital letters, upside-down exclamation or question marks–If needed (-1/4 points).   Accent Marks Please write me a short message, in parenthesis, next to the word that needs it, for instance: You need to write  ¡Mi mamá comprará el juguete mañana para Iván! You will write it like (upside-down exclamation mark) Mi mama (accent on the 2nd a) comprara (accent on the second a) el juguete manana (tilde over the 1st n) para Ivan (accent on a)! Notice that when there is more than one repeated vowel/consonant, I used more details on which vowel/consonant the accent mark was placed–mamá, mañana, etc. Unlike the name “Ivan” which has one accentuated vowel.   Directions Singular or plural? Write the singular or the plural form of the nouns. Follow the model.  Model: –Hay una maleta.    No. Hay cuatro _________ . The answer is maletas.     Hay un diccionario.   No. Hay cuatro [1].

Directions True or False   While taking an online test/quiz/exam, can I answer my cellphone, talk to my son/daughter/spouse, or get up from my chair (even if it is for 5 seconds) to get a cup of tea from the kitchen/use the bathroom?

Spelling, punctuation, and accent mark count toward grading.  Misspelled, wrong tense, wrong form of verbal conjugation, article, or preposition (- full points worth). Missing accents from the words you have been exposed to during the chapter, punctuation–periods, capital letters, upside-down exclamation or question marks–If needed (-1/4 points).   Accent Marks Please write me a short message, in parenthesis, next to the word that needs it, for instance: You need to write  ¡Mi mamá comprará el juguete mañana para Iván! You will write it like (upside-down exclamation mark) Mi mama (accent on the 2nd a) comprara (accent on the second a) el juguete manana (tilde over the 1st n) para Ivan (accent on a)! Notice that when there is more than one repeated vowel/consonant, I used more details on which vowel/consonant the accent mark was placed–mamá, mañana, etc. Unlike the name “Ivan” which has one accentuated vowel. Directions: You will be given an English word. Your task is to change the English word into a Spanish word as you learned in Quizlet. To earn full credit, it would be best to use the matching article, such as “the, a, an,” when answering your task in Spanish.   The English word is “hand” 1) [1] 2) [2]. (This is a 2-word answer and there is a need for a definite article). Do not write the whole answer in a single blank. Use one blank for each answer, for example, if the answer is “color purple,” you will write “color” in the first box and “purple” in the 2nd box.